Table 2 Surgery-related variables
From: Is there a clinical benefit of additional tension band wiring in plate fixation of the symphysis?
n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Plate only (n = 39) | Plate with tension band wiring (n = 25) | P | |
Posterior stabilization, n (%) | 12 (30) | 8 (32) | 0.917 |
Reduction quality, n (%) | |||
Satisfactory | 35 (90) | 23 (92) | 0.93 |
Unsatisfactory | 4 (10) | 2 (8) | |
Numbers of screws for anterior plating (median) | 7 | 5 | <0.001 |